I have a 2000 VW Jetta, 148,000 miles. The past few weeks the check engine light is on and the car will not shift from first to higher gear until the engine speed reached ~4200 rpm. I suspect there is something amiss with the automatic transmission, and if it is an issue that might be resolved with replacement of the transmission which might be more expensive than the car is worth.

OK SO I GOT A CAR FROM A DEALER SHIP AND DUMB DUMB ME WAS ALL EXCITED AND I PICKED A CAR OUT APPARENTLY TO FAST AND DIDNT TEST DRIVE IT NOW I HAVE MY JETTA AND IT RUNS SO HORRIBLY THE ENGINE TICKS AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO ACCELERATE WHEN IM GETTING ON THE FREEWAY..I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO IM A FIRST BUYER AND THEY GOT ME REALLY GOOD CAUSE THERES NO WARRANTY AND IM NOT EVEN SURE I CAN TAKE IT BACK AND PICK ANOTHER COULD SOMEONE HELP ME OUT WITH SOME HELPFUL INFO OR SOMETHING PLEASE

I have taken my car to several shops and no one can figure out the problem. I have also experienced gear slipage twice since this all started along with power loss and whining noise. Someone is now telling me I need to replace the timing chain and system, could this be a transmission issue?

My EPC light chech engine light and waring light all came on and my car won't accelerate. I let go of the brake and it only goes about 10mph. The codes I pulled were P0221 which tells me its "Throttle/Pedal Position Switch B Circuit Range/Performance" and the second code was P2123 which tells me "Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch "D" Circuit High Input" and the last code is P2128 which is "Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch "E" Circuit High Input". Is it that I need to change out the throttle/pandel assemble or is there more to it? I need the help VW dealership tells me it will be over $10,000 dollars to fix and they are not sure it that will correct it!